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A plumber has a 10ft piece of PVC pipe. How many 7/5ft pieces can be cut from a 10ft piece?

A. 5
B. 7
C. 8
D. 10

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Final answer:

To find out how many 7/5ft pieces can be cut from a 10ft piece, divide the length of the 10ft piece by the length of each 7/5ft piece. The answer is 7.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how many 7/5ft pieces can be cut from a 10ft piece, we need to divide the length of the 10ft piece by the length of each 7/5ft piece.

Dividing 10 by 7/5, we get:

10 ÷ 7/5 = 10 × 5/7 = 50/7 = 7 1/7

So, 7 1/7 of the 7/5ft pieces can be cut from a 10ft piece.

Therefore, the answer is 7 (Option B).